Marie-Catherine
HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN
(b.
2 May 1742
,
Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
d.
6 November 1817
,
Contrecœur, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was born 2 May 1742 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN was the child of René-Guillaume HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Thérèse BAUDREAU dite GRAVELINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Émery-Méry HERPIN (ARPIN) dit POITEVIN and Marie-Jacqueline COULON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BAUDREAU dit GRAVELINE and Françoise BAZINETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Catherine married François SAVIGNAC 16 September 1799 in Verchères, Lower Canada . François SAVIGNAC was born 19 February 1724 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). François died 19 June 1807 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). François was the child of Jean-Baptiste SAVIGNAC and Marie-Anne HÉNAULT.
Marie-Catherine HERPIN (ARPIN) dite POITEVIN died 6 November 1817 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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